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I have had a few thoughtless remarks but thusfar I think I've been relatively lucky compared to some of you!
My mother and my mother in law both struggled with infertility. It took my mother nine years to conceive me and my mother in law 4 years with the help of Clomid for her first. So thankfully I have a lot of support from them.
As soon as we got married the "When can we expect babies?" started up from extended family and friends. I've known a long time this wasn't going to be easy for us, and it only got worse once we started. It was frequently suggested we "Stop worrying! It will happen once you're not thinking about it!" or other variations on the common theme.
The first OB/Gyn I consulted asked me "Why would you want to have kids with birth defects?" (which was in response to my history of diabetes and hypothyroid.) which stunned me considering the consult was for my lack of period and not related to my fertility or lack thereof!
I try so hard not to take those things to heart!
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